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How can I make a active partition - inactive again.

Submitted: 275 days and 4 hours ago.

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My computer has both vista and XP. While I was using Xp, I somehow marked a partion as active. Now my XP will boot up but the Vista won't. I'm hoping that if I can change that partition back to the way that it was my problem might be fixed. I very rarely used the xp so it doesn't have any system restore dates on it. thanks

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 4 hours ago.

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Hi XXXXXX. Thank you for asking your question on JustAnswer. The other Experts and I are working on your answer. By the way, it would help us to know:

-What operating system are you using?
-Please explain little bit the problem.Do you want to hide partition or make a active partition

Thank you again for trusting us with your problem. Please reply as soon as possible so that we can finish answering your question.

275 days and 4 hours ago.

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I have both vista and xp on the same computer. I accidentally marked a partition as active and now I can't get it to go back to the way that it was. Now only xp boots up. The vista won't

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 4 hours ago.

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When you select Windows Vista from the OS Selection menu what is the error that you face?

275 days and 4 hours ago.

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I think it said something like it couldn't boot up because some type of file was corrupt or missing. Or the problem could be due to a software change also.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 3 hours ago.

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Hi,
Ok Do you have the VISTA DISC?

275 days and 3 hours ago.

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Yes

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 3 hours ago.

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Hi,
To start this Windows install insert the first CD or the DVD into the drive and start or restart your computer
"Press any key to boot from CD or DVD", hit any key on the keyboard to continue
The Windows Vista install will the begin to load
Some of these stages can take quite sometime so be patient.
Now select your install Language,
Time and Currency Format,
keyboard type, once you are happy with the settings, Click on "NEXT" to continue
From the next screen click on "Repair Your Computer" to continue.
Windows will now search for Windows Installations.
From the next screen select the operating system on which you wish to do a repair. Select it, then press "NEXT" to continue
You are now at the "Recovery Options" menu
From the "Recovery Options" menu select "STARTUP REPAIR"...
Windows will search for problems (This may take sometime so be patient)....
If problems are found then Windows will attempt to repair them
Once completed Windows will prompt you to click "FINISH" to complete the repair.
Repair details will now appear, read if need be and then click "CLOSE"
The computer will now reboot, and if Windows was successful in its repair then it should boot to the desktop or login screen.

275 days and 3 hours ago.

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I tried that 2 days ago. After about 15 miinutes a screen came up saying that it couldn't be repaired. Also. I'm trying not to re install vista because I'm trying not to lose my files.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 3 hours ago.

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Hi,
You can get the files from the the Xp also Start Xp Open "My Computer" then open the Drive in which you have VISTA installed and copy your essential files to another drive

275 days and 3 hours ago.

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I Can't Get the files to show up in xp. What I'm trying to do is unmark the partition that I made active. Thats what my original question was. That is Where my problem began, and thats what i'm trying to undo.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 3 hours ago.

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Hi,
Did you see the VISTA partition from the XP??

275 days and 3 hours ago.

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I see 2 partitions on xp. one says H and the other says C. H shows my xp files. C was unmarked. When I right clicked C and marked it as an active partition. my problem started. All i'm trying to do is unmark that one partition which should solve my problem.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 3 hours ago.

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Ok..
Right Click On "My Computer" Select Manage then select Disk Management in right pane you can see the drives please let me know what you can see there for your help I am giving a image below if possible please upload a PrintScreen image of your Disk Management

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275 days and 3 hours ago.

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I see exactly what i just decribed. H and C partitions. Right there in Disk Management is where I right clicked the C partition and made it active. Thats what i need to undo.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 2 hours ago.

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Hi,
Ok In the disk management window right click on the drive H and make it active

275 days and 2 hours ago.

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H was already active. It always has been.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 2 hours ago.

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Hi,
I think there is another problem may be some files are corruted if possible please can you let me know the eaxct error that you get when trying to start VISTA.

275 days and 2 hours ago.

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I would have to restart computer to do that and i don't want to lose contact with you. What I wrote down the last time i tried it was -

   File \Windows\system32\winload.exe

   Status:     0xc000000e

   Info:       Application Is missisng or corrupt.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 2 hours ago.

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Hi,
In the above post I have mentioned the procedure for repair please run it again and select System Restore from the recovery option instead of Startup Repair.
Because this is not a active or inactive problem the file is corrupted that can only be restored by repair or restoreing.

275 days and 2 hours ago.

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I've tried that to. System restore comes up with no restore dates.

Accepted Answer

Then there is no way other than repairing or reinstalling VISTA for further reference you can goto the link below and if I know that where is your files situated exactly in the Vista is it Desktop or Documents etc. I will try to help you for recovering the files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us

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Expert:	Sudipto
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Answered:	2/22/2009

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275 days and 2 hours ago.

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Thanks for your time I will accept your answer but there is one thing I would like to know. If I re downloaded the xp with the vista hardrive hooked up, would those partitions come back the way they were? Yes or no and I will accept your answer instead of replying back to you. thanks.

Posted by Sudipto 275 days and 2 hours ago.

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Yes

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